Jo Platt MP: written questions 2025
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Artificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of EU rights reservation mechanisms for Artificial intelligence and copyright.
Answer: The Government published a consultation on Copyright and AI in December 2024.This consultation is seeking views on a similar approach to the EU’s, which many AI firms and right holders are already familiar with. However, we recognise that there is more wo...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26073More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will introduce transparency obligations on Artificial intelligence firms to disclose material used to train models.
Answer: The Government published a consultation on Copyright and AI in December 2024.This consultation seeks views on a number of issues relating to copyright and AI. It sets a clear objective of achieving proportionate transparency from AI developers over the cr...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has conducted a market impact assessment for the options in the open consultation entitled Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, published on 17 December 2024.
Answer: The Government published the consultation on Copyright and AI in December 2024. Prior to its publication, the Government considered a range of approaches to clarify copyright law and meet its objectives for AI innovators and the creative industries. Furth...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that proposed copyright exemptions for Artificial intelligence training will lead to inward investment.
Answer: The Government published a consultation on Copyright and AI in December 2024. This consultation is seeking views on how to promote growth and investment in both the creative industries and AI sector - both of which are essential parts of the Government’s ...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to develop technical standards to enable rightsholders to reserve rights if they opt-out of training generative artificial intelligence models.
Answer: The Government published a consultation on Copyright and AI in December 2024.This consultation proposes a new regulatory model for text and data mining, and seeks views on creating an effective rights reservation system.The implementation of any text and ...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAutism: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to standardise the use of Pathological Demand Avoidance for autism diagnosis.
Answer: Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is most often understood as a characteristic of, or observed in, some autistic people, but professional consensus on its status is still required. PDA is not a recognised and stand-alone diagnosis within the Diagnostic ...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEqual Pay: Social ClassDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department is taking steps to help tackle class pay gaps in the private sector.
Answer: We are committed to delivering better life chances for all - breaking the link between background and success. The National Minimum Wage has been one of the most successful economic policy interventions over the last quarter of a century. In 2024, the per...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBiotechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has to work with regional upper tier authorities to coordinate public-private initiatives for development in the sustainable biomanufacturing sector; and if he will make a
Answer: DSIT is considering how Engineering Biology could play a role in driving sustainable growth through the Industrial Strategy, which will be published in Spring 2025 by HMT and DBT. Regional growth is a key objective of the Industrial Strategy, and DSIT wil...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChemicalsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to review the UK Chemical Strategy.
Answer: Delivery of a Chemicals Strategy was a commitment set by the previous Government and is being considered as part of our rapid review of the Environmental Improvement Plan.
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBiotechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to create a taskforce to develop a sustainable biomanufacturing strategy.
Answer: DSIT does not currently have plans to create a taskforce to develop a sustainable biomanufacturing strategy. DSIT is considering how Engineering Biology could play a role in driving sustainable growth through the Industrial Strategy, which will be publish...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLong Covid: ClinicsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for the future of Long Covid clinics.
Answer: Commissioning of post-COVID-19 services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards.At a national level, NHS England is currently undertaking a stocktake, commissioned in September 2024 and due to complete at the end of this month, that will pro...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: AdvertisingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to regulate the advertising of vapes in local vape shops on high streets so that they do not appeal to children.
Answer: We know that vapes and other nicotine products are being deliberately branded and advertised to appeal to children. This must be stopped to protect future generations from being hooked on nicotine. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill has been introduced to Parliam...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) statutory requirements and (b) guidance exist for (i) local authorities and (ii) schools to prevent children with special education needs becoming Children Missing Education.
Answer: The department recognises that barriers to attendance are wide and complex, and this is particularly true for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Addressing these requires a support-first approach and strong relationships betwee...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to mandate local authorities to collect information on special educational needs disaggregated by primary need.
Answer: Information on the primary and secondary need of pupils in school with both an education, health and care (EHC) plan and who have special educational needs (SEN) support is collected via the school census. The school census is a statutory return and colle...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to expand the statutory definition of Children Missing Education to include children with special educational needs not receiving adequate education.
Answer: The department conducted a call for evidence from 18 May to 20 July 2023 on ‘Improving support for children missing education’, to understand the sector’s current approach to identifying and supporting children missing education (CME). The department’s re...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Markets UnitDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Digital Markets Unit can make effective market interventions.
Answer: On 1 January the pro-competition regime for digital markets entered into force. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will operate the regime, as the UK’s principal independent competition regulator. The Government has designed and implemented the r...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordInformation Commissioner's OfficeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the enforcement practices of the Information Commissioner's Office cohere with the regulatory duties of that Office.
Answer: Although DSIT acts as the ICO’s sponsor within government, it is an independent regulator and accountable to Parliament. It is not appropriate for Government to comment on how it exercises its regulatory duties.The ICO publishes details of its enforcement...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDatabases: RegulationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how the Data (Use and Access) Bill will ensure that publishers can access data effectively when ensuring regulatory compliance.
Answer: When processing personal data organisations, including publishers, must comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. If publishers are providing online services, then they may also be required to comply with requ...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
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